Testimony Begins In Brandon Johnson John Doe Investigation

Testimony Begins In Brandon Johnson John Doe Investigation

Posted By
Samster Konkel & Safran, C.C.

Brandon Johnson died at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex on October
6, 2012. When Mr. Johnson entered the Complex, he was physically healthy.
Three days later, he died of complications from a broken neck.

On Monday, March 4, 2013, an open-court John Doe investigation began into
the death of Brandon Johnson. The John Doe is taking place in the courtroom
of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Conen. Milwaukee County
Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams, who is conducting the John
Doe, began the proceedings with an opening statement where he told the
Court that Mr. Johnson died from an embolism caused by blood clots. Two
nurses at the Complex testified that Mr. Johnson seemed physically healthy
when he was admitted to the Complex. Video from the Complex showed Mr.
Johnson walking on his own when he was admitted.

After being admitted to the Complex, Brandon Johnson complained for three
days of paralysis in his legs. A doctor who examined Mr. Johnson determined
that he had a psychosomatic condition, and not a physical injury. The
medical examiner who performed the autopsy of Mr. Johnson determined that
Mr. Johnson’s seventh vertebra was broken as a result of blunt-force trauma.

The John Doe into Brandon Johnson’s death will continue for at least
the next two days. The purpose of the John Doe is to determine whether
any of the staff at the Complex were criminally negligent in the death
of Mr. Johnson. For more information about the John Doe investigation,
please see the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here.

The Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers of Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C.
represent the parents of Brandon Johnson. We will provide continuing updates
on the John Doe on this website, and on our Blog, which can be found here.